Table decoration

Seems ages and ages since I made a post on here, the last couple of weeks my class and I were doing christmas cards, and then last week we had a stamping up demo done for us by Rhonda
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/rhondastatham/ and we all had a great time!! thanks Rhonda!!
This week we are back to punched flowers, here is a Xmas table decoration I made, the large red flowers are my version of the Tiger lily......all the others are just basic filler flowers, I had lots of fun making it and I hope you all do too
Love Jenni

mistletoe

A very simple card this week, made with punched leaves and pearls, we don't seem to get this kind of Mistletoe over here in Australia, but of course it brings back many happy memories of lots of kisses LOL

Love Jenni xx

I am entering this into the papertake weekly challenge which is anything goes plus a bit of bling if you want to
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/11/anything-goes-plus-bit-of-bling-if-you.html

a christmas card

One of the first cards for this year, lots more to go!! I have been MIA for a while, I went away for a few days in our mobile home, had a wonderful relaxing time.  Went on a Jet boat for a whale watching trip, that was so exciting, it went so fast and threw you about a bit LOL, but once you got used to the movement it was FUN.......saw some whales too but they were a bit lazy, couldn't be bothered jumping out of the water for us, just casually flipped a tail now and then, but still awesome to see.

Love Jenni xxx

Bow card with Johnny Jumpups

Hi everyone, well here is Monday nights card, it's a bow card which is so easy to make I loved it, and it is a great way of displaying floral punchcraft, the acetate bows out and gives the flowers plenty of room without crushing them.  The flowers are mini Viola's or Johnny-Jump-ups I havw no idea why they are named that, maybe they are trying to jump up to Pansy size? or drunk from the poteen the Irish make of the same name...........LOL

I really enjoyed the night out last week with the old man, we went out to dinner and then saw a preview of the movie ""the warrior"" a lot of savage fighting in it, but a good story to it. 

See you soon

Jenni

Class canceled

Just a quick note to let you know, I have canceled the class for this week, I was lucky enough to win a double pass to the movies for Monday night so hubby and I will go out for dinner then to the movies, catch you all next week
Love Jenni xx

In deepest sympathy

A friend of mine lost her Father last weekend, here is a card I made for her.  I used the Lillium punch from Leone Em, but adapted the flower to my own specifications, adding a lilac baby lily insert and buds

We can do this as a lesson on Monday night, otherwise we will make Xmas cards!  I will be back later to look if there are any challenges I can join this week.  I was lucky enough to win a gift voucher last week from Mo Mannings blog hop, I was so excited as I have never won anything before
Love Jenni xx


Challenges:
 
4craftychicks.blogspot.com           anything goes!
paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com use punches or dies
craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com flowers

Orchids

Hi everyone, here is a romantic card this week, suitable for a wedding, engagement or special birthday.  It is made using the orchid punch by Leone Em, a very simple flower to make but I am sure you will agree that it looks as though it takes hours!

Hope you enjoy making it as much as I do, the orchid has to be one of my favourite flowers to make.

Love Jenni xx

I am entering into the following challenges:

simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com dies or punches
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ Stripes
cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com  punches
southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com anything goes

Friendship flower

Hi Everyone, well I really missed our craft lesson last week, but did enjoy our Japanese visitor, we took him lots of places and I think he had a really good time.  He was a nice young man, great manners and a reasonable command of the English language.  It was a pleasure to have him in our home.  This weeks flower is the Friendship flower.  Quite simple to make and the leaves are stamped then punched, so something different to try.  I am entering into the following challenges.

craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com           anything goes

cutecardthursday.blogspot.com                    anything goes

shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/                anything goes

http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-62-anything-goes.html  anything goes

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-76-autumn-colours.html?showComment=1316152157838#c5338105515538073242 autumn colours

Santa's hat girl with simple blossom

Well ladies it soon comes round to this time of the week again, here is an easy Christmas card for our Monday class, the image is a Mo Manning image named Santa girl with hat, so cute!! I love it,  it is coloured with Copic markers the fur of the hat and the snowflake is covered with Martha Stewarts glitter I cut the circles with a Fiskars cutter, the blossoms are simple as they are out of my head LOL, hope you enjoy making it

Love Jenni.

ps next week I have a young man from Japan staying with us for four days, we met his Father in a pub about four years ago (in Japan) and you know what it's like!! yes come stay with us!! we love having visitors!! well his Father Atsushi couldn't make it so the son is coming instead! we are really looking forward to it, it will be fun showing him round our beautiful neck of the woods.  On the advice of my blogging friend Avril, I am entering this into the following challenge!

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/  they are asking for handmade flowers!

and also into http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/ who are asking for Christmas wishes

peekaboo box with miniature roses

Hello to all, getting in early this week for a change, here is a gift box with acetate window, I got the idea from
here:  http://www.scor-pal.com/

I decorated the top with miniature roses, the box is 3"x3" so you can work out how tiny they are.  The other box is stamped just to give you a choice on how you decorate the box.....it was fun to make and will make a great little gift (probably with a more sophisticated gift inside, the grandkids only had these lollies that I could use) See you all on Monday

Love Jenni xx